2013 Kansas Statutes
Chapter 22 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Article 34 TRIALS AND INCIDENTS THERETO
Section 22-3436 Prosecuting attorney; information to victims; right to be present at certain hearings.
22-3436. Prosecuting attorney; information to victims; right to be present at certain hearings. If a defendant is charged with a crime pursuant to articles 54, 55 or 56 of chapter 21 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, or K.S.A. 2013 Supp. 21-6104, 21-6325, 21-6326 or 21-6418 through 21-6421, and amendments thereto;
(a) The prosecuting attorney, as defined in K.S.A. 22-2202, and amendments thereto, shall: (1) inform the victim or the victim's family before any dismissal or declining of prosecuting charges; (2) inform the victim or the victim's family of the nature of any proposed plea agreement; and (3) inform and give notice to the victim or the victim's family of the rights established in subsection (b);
(b) The victim of a crime or the victim's family have the right to be present at any hearing where a plea agreement is reviewed or accepted and the parties may submit written arguments to the court prior to the date of the hearing.
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